@Zelkova: Mhmm! The DeGale faction is the tech-y faction, so they're a little ahead of everybody else.

PJSam's point is good, and also Pokemon are naturally pretty resilient, so armor doesn't need to be super resilient, especially if that would be detrimental to the wearer. It could be a 'warmer' material with a shiny coating--because shiny things look fancy ;D